Why The International Criminal Court Cannot Try Terrorists
Terrorism is one of the “international crimes” that have received so much attention …
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Who Knows If There Is ACJA In Nigeria?
If an average Nigerian doesn’t know anything called ACJA or doesn’t know what it’s al…
Rule of Law and Access to Justice
PROMOTING THE RULE OF LAW AND ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL AS THE UNDERPINNIN…
Nigeria’s Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 – What Is It And How Can We Make It Work For Us As Citizens?
The Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 was enacted by the Nigerian g…
How You Can Prevent The Nigeria Police From Abusing Your Rights (2)
You’ll recall that in the first part of this article, we have discussed what your rights …
How You Can Prevent The Nigeria Police From Abusing Your Rights
Do you know that you have the legal right to challenge certain actions of the police? Yes…
The Lessons of Alfred and Gani
This has little to do with their professions but more with a decision they once took. The…
God in the Public Space and the Nigerian Constitution
It appears anytime we try to solve one problem in Nigeria, we end up creating more proble…
The Indivisibility of Nigeria, the Biafra Agitation, and the Law
“Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of t…
Let's Plea Bargain All Crimes
How many will believe that my nephew and I were recently at a Police Station over a mere …
The Role of Public Officials in the Unfettered Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act
Presented by Kehinde Adegbite Esq at the Two-Day Capacity Enablement Workshop Organised f…
10 Basic Facts That Everyone Must Know About Human Rights
If there’s any country where everybody ought to know their rights, Nigeria is number …
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How To Be Legally Married In Nigeria
The type of marriage being discussed here is marriage under the Act which is also kn…
25 Causes of Domestic Violence
In a post that I read recently online, a woman warned her fellow women to be properly …
How To Legally End A Marriage Without Divorce
“What God has joined together let no man put asunder”, so the Bible says and so I a…
15 Basic Facts That Everyone Must Know About Customary Marriage
In my former church, once every month a Sunday service would be tagged “Family Service…
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Legal Terms Made Simple For Everybody
AB INITIO – It simply means “from the beginning”. It may be used to describe somethi…
15 Basic Facts That Everyone Must Know About “Court” Marriage
Is your marriage “court” marriage or Islamic marriage or customary marriage or a com…
Six Things That Everybody Must Know About The Nigerian Law
Many Nigerians never think it is important for them to know certain things about thei…
Answers To All Questions On Rape (Part II)
26. If a rape victim kills her attacker in self-defence, can she be charged wi…
Answers To All Questions On Rape
1. What is rape? Simply put, rape may be defined as sexual intercourse between…
Who Is Afraid Of Writing His/Her Will?
Before I bear my mind on this issue, let me quickly define some key terms for …
If I’m fed up with my marriage. Can’t I just walk out of it instead of filing a divorce suit in court?
No. The marriage must be formally dissolved in court. If not, the marri…
My husband and I live in Oyo State but I don’t want people to know that I want to divorce my husband. Can I file a divorce action against him in Kano?
Yes. A divorce suit could be filed in any state within Nigeria, irrespective of where…